Alexander Starritt‘s Drayton and Mackenzie is the first novel in fifteen years to make the longlist for the FT and Schroders Business Book of the Year 2025.
‘Alexander Starritt’s Drayton and Mackenzie is, among other things, an examination of the nature of business genius. Starritt’s novel traces the entrepreneurial partnership and friendship of two Oxford graduates and McKinsey alumni as they build an ambitious green energy company, and features real-life economic and business figures, including Tesla and SpaceX impresario Elon Musk and central bankers Ben Bernanke and Mario Draghi’ – Financial Times
The £30,000 Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year Award, also backed by FT owner Nikkei, aims to identify the title with the ‘most compelling and enjoyable’ insights into modern business issues. The shortlist will be announced on September 24 and the winner of the award on December 3.